SU At-A-Glance

Facilities

The University owns 77 buildings, including 11 residence halls. These buildings are located on 181 acres, with a total gross square footage of 2,484,819. The following is a list of these buildings:

The Admissions House, on the corner of Camden Avenue and Loblolly Lane, contains administrative offices and meeting rooms for the Office of Admissions staff. Admissions Information Sessions are scheduled each Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and include a student-led campus tour.

Salisbury University Center for International Education is located at the corner of College and Camden avenues. SUCIE supports international student recruitment and admissions, international student services, the English Language Institute, short-term faculty-led study abroad, international exchange programs, semester/year long study abroad, and other curricular and co-curricular international initiatives.

The Bellavance Honors Center, on the corner of Camden Avenue and Loblolly Lane, has offices, classrooms and social gathering areas for students enrolled in the Thomas E. Bellavance Honors Program.

Blackwell Library is located near the center of the campus. It provides extensive online and print holdings, more than 100 databases, state and Federal government documents, electronic reserves, and special collections, including motion picture press kits, Civil War materials, and University Archives (located on the ground level). Students can search holdings of other University System of Maryland libraries through an online catalog, and have them sent to Blackwell. The Library supports classroom instruction with an active teaching program, lends laptops and netbooks, and offers unique academic spaces: a student presentation practice room and keyboard practice room.

The Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution, located on the southwest corner of Camden and College avenues, provides the University and the community with conflict resolution services and training. The center works with individuals and groups in conflict to build creative and self-sustaining solutions.

The center also houses the Universitys academic major and minor in conflict analysis and dispute resolution and acts as a clinic where students take classes, workshop and training in conflict analysis and dispute resolution. Students take practicum and internships through the center at locations both on- and off-campus. The center houses the student-run Campus Mediation Center that provides conflict resolution service to the student body. The center also provides support and use of its facilities to the Conflict Resolution Club.

In addition, the center has a research and evaluation wing that has received national recognition. The practice wing is composed of nationally recognized experts who work with center staff on large scale conflict interventions worldwide. The center has a private resource collection named the Bosserman Library that contains materials on social justice, peace studies and conflict resolution.

Camden House, located at 1212 Camden Avenue, houses ShoreCorps/PALS, an AmeriCorps program as well as the Grounds and Horticulture Department.

The Center for University Advancement, on the corner of Camden and Dogwood avenues, is home to the Salisbury University Foundation Inc. and the Office of University Advancement staff. The homes historical presence dates to the founding of SU. The structure is comprised of a conference room, social room and numerous office and entertaining spaces.

The Commons is located on the south end of the campus with a walking link directly connecting it to the Guerrieri University Center. The food court provides 13 different food selections per meal. This beautiful building also houses the bookstore, the Gull Card Office and the campus post office.

Devilbiss Hall is located at the south end of the campus mall. It houses the departments of Nursing and Health Sciences, and in addition, it serves as a general purpose classroom and office building. In addition to 44 faculty and staff offices, the building has 17 classrooms and nine laboratories. Special features in this building are a theatre-lecture hall seating 184 and a 2,000 square-foot greenhouse.

The East Campus Complex is located by the athletics fields on the east campus. It houses University Police, the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture as well as the Lower Shore Child Care Resource Center, the Small Business Development Center, the Wellness Center, Public Access Channel 14 and the offices and training rooms for the SU football and baseball teams.

Fulton Hall, located at the north end of the campus mall, contains a black box theatre; a photography studio and darkrooms; ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting and sculpture studios; the faculty offices for the Art, Communication Arts and Music departments; an electronic piano room; practice and listening rooms for music students and orchestra; and choral rehearsal rooms. The departments of Sociology and Political Science, Information Technology Office, the deans office, general purpose classrooms, a lecture hall and the University Gallery are also located in Fulton Hall.

The Galleries at Salisbury University extends the Universitys cultural commitment to the community. The University Gallery (Fulton Hall) and Atrium Gallery (Guerrieri University Center) comprise a regional, membership-supported free arts resource.

The Guerrieri University Center supports the mission of the University by helping create and sustain an ambience where all members of our community, and students in particular, are provided the opportunity, encouragement and support necessary to better realize their potential as individuals and scholars. The center provides myriad opportunities for students, as well as others, to realize the many dimensions of The University the University mission statement, including clarity of expression, cultural diversity, responsible citizenship, social interaction and community service.

Henson Science Hall is located next to Route 13, just north of Maggs Physical Activities Center. It houses the Henson School Deans Office and the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography and Geosciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Physics. In addition to 89 offices for faculty and staff, it contains 13 lecture rooms, 32 teaching laboratories and 20 faculty/student research labs. This entire facility contains state-of-the-art teaching technologies and scientific equipment. Special features in this building include the 48-seat Geographical Information System (GIS) teaching laboratory and the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory.

Holloway Hall, the first structure built on campus and currently the administrative office building of the University, contains most administrative and faculty offices, the Copy Center, Office of Human Resources, and classrooms. Holloway Hall also houses Student Health Services, a modern 776-seat auditorium, the Social Room and the Great Hall.

The Indoor Tennis Center, located on Milford Street near the Power Professional Building, includes three tennis courts, lobby area, pro shop, showers and locker rooms. Recreational play, varsity team use, membership times and organized league play are available seven days a week throughout the year.

The Maintenance Building (Physical Plant) houses the University's architects and engineers, the Motor Pool Office, as well as maintenance personnel and shops.

The May Literacy Lab is located in the TETC (Teacher Education and Technology Center).

The Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, located in East Campus Complex Room 190, is a repository for documents and artifacts pertaining to the Delmarva Peninsula. The center serves the University, the Delmarva community at large, as well as family and local history researchers, professional business people and scholars from across the nation.

Outdoor Athletics Facilities include a multi-use stadium; varsity fields for baseball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer and softball; practice fields; an all-weather, 400-meter track; lighted intramural fields; two sand volleyball courts; and 12 tennis courts featuring plexi-pave surfaces with six lighted for night play. The baseball diamond features an Astroturf infield, the only one in the state.

The PACE House, across from the campus on College Avenue, houses the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE).

Perdue Hall is a 112,800 square foot building located at the Bateman Street entrance of the SU campus opposite Henson Science Hall and Maggs Gym. The neo-Georgian brick building consists of two wings, each three stories high. The new building has many features including: a 200 seat auditorium, specialized labs, team study rooms, 20 classrooms dedicated to business programs, business outreach suite, student services center, and technology throughout.

The Philosophy House, adjacent to campus on Camden Avenue, is home to the Philosophy Department, a small philosophy library, and classroom and study areas.

The Presidents Residence is situated on a 4 1/2-acre expanse, linked to the Alumni House and Bellavance Honors Center, opposite the Holloway Hall entrance.

Residence Halls offer students a variety of living environments and lifestyle options. Pocomoke and Wicomico halls house freshman men, Manokin and Nanticoke halls house freshman women. Coeducational facilities include Chesapeake, Chester, Choptank, St. Martin and Severn halls. Dogwood Village, a modular housing complex, consists of 14 buildings, each housing 10 students in single rooms. The halls feature lounges offering television, conversational groupings and study areas as well as laundry and vending facilities.

The Richard A Henson Medical Simulation Center located at 106 Pine Bluff Road provides invaluable experiences for students in a number of programs including the new Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. The SIM Center also supports revenue-generating development opportunities for regional health professionals and provide revenue-generating human performance services to local citizens.

The Scarborough Student Leadership Center, located on Camden Avenue south of the Admissions House, dedicated in 2001, is a center for teaching skills in leadership, citizenship and civic engagement among social and honorary Greek organizations. Numerous conference rooms, a ritual room, a leadership library, organizational offices and other offices make up this one-of-a-kind structure. The project is the first freestanding program of its kind in the nation.

The five-story Sea Gull Square is home to SU upperclassmen in 185 apartment-style units with a variety of floor plans. The residential portion supports the academic mission of the university by providing a first class on-campus, 605 bed, living/learning/student community facility. The first floor is dedicated to shops and restaurants that have been chosen for inclusion based on student needs and interests.

The Support Services Building, located at 119 Bateman Street, at the intersection of Bateman and Wayne streets, 100 yards east of the SU pedestrian underpass beneath Route 13, houses Central Stores Supplies, University Vending, University Shipping and Receiving, Courier Services, Physical Inventory Control (PIC) Team and Surplus Inventory Management Services.

The Student Art Center, adjacent to campus on College Avenue, is home to the student art gallery and five art faculty offices. Exhibitions are scheduled throughout fall and spring semesters. Exhibits will feature works done in freshman art classes, B.F.A. student works, guest exhibitions and lectures about their work. The center also hosts community art meetings.

The Teacher Education & Technology Center (TETC), located on the corner of College Avenue and Route 13, opened in 2008, and is home to the Samuel W. & Marilyn C.Seidel School of Education & Professional Studies. The TETC building earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The center is the first LEED certified building on the Eastern Shore. With 165,000 square feet, 3 stories, plus a mech. Mezzanine, the TETC building includes classrooms and breakout rooms, tiered classrooms, labs, faculty offices, a TV Studio, telecom/data rooms, and a food service area.

University Analysis, Reporting, & Assessment (UARA) is located at 1214 Camden Avenue across from the Camden Avenue entrance to the Commons. The Office of UARA guides the knowledge management functions of the University, providing management information and analysis for planning, decision-making, accreditation, academic program review, assessment, and accountability reporting.

The University Fitness Club is located at 201 Milford Street on the East Campus. The
UFC provides state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for use by students and members of
the Salisbury University community. The UFC features a wide range of cardiovascular as well as resistance training equipment, an extensive group fitness schedule, and racquetball courts and equipment are available on a walk-in or reservation basis.

University Police is located in the East Campus Complex.

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, located south of the campus at 909 South Schumaker Drive, is home to the worlds most comprehensive collection of wildfowl carving. Named for brothers Lem and Steve Ward of Crisfield, MD, whose skill and vision elevated decoy carving to fine art, the museum works to promote, preserve and perpetuate wildfowl art.